php upload limit

Paul_Ferrie

Yes i know that the php default upload limit is 2mb and that this can be changed by either editing the core php.ini file or by creating a htaccess file.

I cant access the php in file(shared hosting).

If i upload an htaccess file to the server then all my php scripts stop working.

It is free hosting provided by free.fr(linux)

Can i set the upload limit through the php script?

thanks
Paul

Weedpacket

Paul Ferrie wrote:
Can i set the upload limit through the php script?

No, because by the time your script runs the file has already been uploaded (or not).

bradgrafelman

Paul Ferrie wrote:
If i upload an htaccess file to the server then all my php scripts stop working.

Can you show us an example of a .htaccess file you attempted to upload?

Paul Ferrie wrote:
It is free hosting provided by free.fr(linux)

Have you contacted them to see if they allow you to use .htaccess files? Have you asked them for suggestions as to how you should go about changing PHP's upload limit?

Paul_Ferrie

.htaccess file

php_value post_max_size "5M"
php_value upload_max_filesize "5M"

Yes i have contacted the company and am waiting on a reply.

Thanks

bradgrafelman

You say that the above htaccess file crashes Apache?

If you do a phpinfo, what is the value for "Server API" in the very first table?

Using php_value in an .htaccess file is only available if PHP is integrated into Apache as an Apache handler/module. If it is installed via the CGI/FastCGI method, you do not have this option.

Instead, you might ave the ability to create a php.ini file that overrides their master values (much like doing a php_value in an .htaccess file). Hopefully this option is available to you and your host will be able to provide more information about doing this.

Paul_Ferrie

Ok got this from the phpinfo output

Server API CGI/FastCGI

Instead, you might ave the ability to create a php.ini file that overrides their master values (much like doing a php_value in an .htaccess file). Hopefully this option is available to you and your host will be able to provide more information about doing this.

Can you give me more information on this as the hosting company are not very forth coming with information.

THanks

bradgrafelman

Well, I'm not sure if this is a special configuration they must enable or not, but usually you can just place a custom php.ini file in the root of your website and it will apply to all of your PHP scripts.

The catch is, however, that you must have a complete php.ini file - not just a few lines that you wish to change. As such, you'd need to obtain a copy of their current php.ini file, make the changes you want, and then save it to the root of your website.

If you do a phpinfo() and find out where their php.ini file is stored, you may be able to use [man]file_get_contents/man in a PHP script to grab it and save it to your web root.

Paul_Ferrie

Had a look over the php output and i can't see any reference to the php.ini file.

bradgrafelman

Really? You don't see a line that says:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path  /imports/php5/php.ini

It's in the very first table, approximately 6 rows down.

Paul_Ferrie

here's what i have in the first table

System 	Linux dyn24-g5.priv.free.fr
Build Date 	Dec 28 2006 20:25:39
Server API 	CGI/FastCGI
PHP API 	20020918
PHP Extension 	20020429
Zend Extension 	20050606
Zend Memory Manager 	enabled
Thread Safety 	disabled
Registered PHP Streams 	php, http, compress.zlib, compress.bzip2